Advertising device



y 1935. H. D. LAMBOURNE ADVERTISING DEVICE Fil ed June 19 1934 gww/wbotHEEBERTQZKIMBOUENE.

allllll II I" Patented May 21, 1935 H r ADVERTISING Device Herbert D.Lambourna-Baltimore, Md., assignor of .forty-five per. cent to John G.Onnen, I

Itwenty per cent to John'W. Simpson; ten per j cent to Stanley E.Simpson, and fiveper, cent to 1 v 7 George 1!. Becker, all of Baltimore,Md. 1

:Application June 19, 19s4,seria1N .f7s1, 72 i .JI'his invention refersto advertising devices and more'aparticularlyto those adapted for use inpublic vehicles, andhas foritsobjects to provide amechanism in thedevices that will enable them to produce horizontal, vertical andcross-wise movements.

Another object is to havethe device noiseless and capable of givingactive movements instead of a slow andmonotonous nature. A furtherobject is to provide several types. of move.

ments in the same device: Other objects will become apparent as theinvention is more fully set forthym The invention consists in thedetails of constructionand in the combination and arrange- -ment of theseveral parts, whereby advantages are attained which will be hereinaftermore fully I indicated.

l represents a card or background on which an advertising outline isprovided. A man's face 2 is indicated with the eyes 3 moveable in aVGItl-r cal and side-wise or horizontal direction. The lower lip, orchin, 4 is also moveable up and down or in a vertical direction, andwhen it does so, shows more or less of the bottom teeth. A hand 5 moveshorizontally and has a tooth brush 6.

that moves with it. At the lower portion of the background is provided atooth-paste tube 1 with its cap 8 located immoveably, while the rest ofI the tube can move back and forth at an angle,

showing tooth cream between the top of the tube and its cap as it doesso.

The eyes consist of round discs 9 of any suitable material supported ondelicate springs 10 above, attached to pins H on the frame of thebackground. The discs 9 have wire rods I2 connected below and slightlyweighted at [3, while a cross-brace l4 connects them so they will be thesame distance apart. Rubber stops 34 limitthe upward and downwardmovement of the crossbrace, while the rubber stops l5 limit the side.-

wise or horizontal movement. The moveable lip or chin 4 is attached to adelicate spring 16 and vice shakes from time to time.

a'ol nhs. (01. 40-138) rod ll which runs in a guide staple l8 and has aweight IQ for keeping thespring in tension, on thepingll; I y

The and ,5'is attached to a pendulum rod 20 secured to'pin 2| at thepoint 22 and weight 3|. Thependulum swings and is limited in its travelby the slot 23 in the background. This swing gives the hand a back andforth movement and makes-the brush move over the teeth.

The tube. 1 is attached to a rod 24at 25 andis kept delicately tensionedby springs 26 secured at 21.; gAs thertubemoves, itmoves away from thecap and afterwards towards it. Strings 40 tie the various mechanismstogether.

The operation of the whole device is as follows. The vehicle in whichthe device is used, is jolted in its transportation and gives theadvertising de- These shakings jolt the weights connected with the eyesand cause the springs to act, making the eyes move up and down andside-wise. The rubber stops limiting the movement and giving an actionof their own in aInoiseles's manner.

At the same time, the lip orchin moves up and down and the hand andbrush move with a horizontal swing. The tube also moves in an angulardirection from the cap and this gives an animated movement which theobserver is compelled to watch.

It is readily appreciated that the device is very interesting from anadvertising point of view, and

is comparatively simple, and is characteristic in that the motions arenot definitely controlled but a may follow a varied system of actionsdue to the independence of the parts and the difierent manner ofmotivating them. 7

While but one form of the invention is shown in the drawing, it is notdesired to limit this application for patent to this particularconstruction or in any other way otherwise than limited by the priorart, as it is known that other constructions could be used using thesame principles and coming within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a device of thejclass described, comprising a background panelwith a face painted thereon having openings at the positions of theeyes, eye discs representing eye balls and pupils resiliently mounted onthe background card behind said openings, with guides to permit amovement upand-down thereof and a relatively slight horizontal movement,a member representing-a hand mounted on the front side of the panel andadapted to have a horizontal movement, a pendulum link to so operate thehand, a member representing the lower lips and jaw of the face mountedon the front of the panel, a link for resiliently suspending the lastmentioned member and having a weight attached thereto all adapted togive vertical movements tothe same, a member representing a productmounted on the front of the panel in a slanting direction and havingresilient attachments thereto, and a plurality of links in-.terconnected with said discs, hand member, aw member and product membersto make them actuate with each other. I v

2. In a device of the class described comprising a background panelhaving a face painted: thereon having openings at the positions of theeyes,v

the lower jaw, and at other places: thereon, e'ye discs representing eyepupils resiliently mounted on said panel behind said openings and havinglinks connected therewith to restrict the movement thereof, a memberrepresenting a hand direction, springs and rod memberson the'back of thepanel and attached through one of said openings to the said commercialarticle member and adapted to give the same a restricted slantingdirectional movement, and a plurality of strings for tieing the saidlinks together.

3. In a device of the class described having a panel with a face paintedthereon with: openings at the'position of the eyes, the combination ofdiscs with eye balls painted thereon mounted in "back of said openings,a plurality of springs attachedto" the discs for resiliently actuatingand supporting the same, weighted links cross connected attached toj thediscs and adapted to give them erratic vertical and horizontalmovements, a member'representing a hand and tooth brush mounted on thefront of the panel with the brush in line with the mouth of the saidface and adapted to: move to-and-fro, links mounted on the backof thepanel having a pendulumand weighfi'and a connection extending throughthe panel to support and move the hand. member aforementionedya memberrepresenting a jaw for said face and positioned to coact with therepresentation' of the face on thepanel, links, weight, spring andguide. staples for actuating the jaw member and' mounted on the'back' ofthe'panel, a

member representing acommercial article mounted on the panel; and:resiliently attached thereto, and a plurality of strings for tieing thesaid: links and: actuating the variousmembers.-

I-IERBERT D. LAMBOURNEL.

